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Spanish names are used in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries (such as those in South America). See also about Spanish names.
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ABANO Spanish Denoted someone hailing from Abano in Spain, a spa town whose name probably is related to the Celtic root ab meaning "water". ABREU Portuguese, Galician Habitational name from the a place called Abreu in the former Minho province in Portugal. ALBUQUERQUE Portuguese, Spanish Derived from the Spanish town of Alburquerque, in the Badajoz province near the Portuguese border. ALVARADO Spanish Means "dweller by the white hill, or dry land", this is found in many a place name in Spain such as Albarado, Castile. AQUINO Spanish, Italian From the name of an Italian town near Rome: Aquino, the native town of San Tommaso d'Aquino (Saint Thomas Aquinas)... [more] ARAÚJO Portuguese, Spanish Denotes a person hailing from one of the many areas that bear this name in Portugal. ARRIOLA Spanish, Basque Derived from any of the places named Arriola, from Basque arri "stone(s)" and -ola "place of", for example in the provinces of Gipuzkoa and Araba. BUSTO Spanish, Italian Of locative origin, from the name of towns in Spain and Italy (there are two near Milan in northern Italy: Busto Arsizio and Busto Garolfo, colloquially called Busto Grande "large Busto" and Bustino "little Busto")... [more] CABELLO Spanish From cabello meaning "hair", used as a nickname for a man with a large amount of hair. CABRERA Spanish Place name meaning "place of goats" from Latin capralis which is derived from Latin capra "goat". CAPELLO (3) Spanish, Catalan, Italian From capella "chapel", a place name for someone who lived by a chapel or an occupational name for someone who worked in one. CASTILLO Spanish Originally indicated a person from Castile (Castilla in Spanish), a region (and ancient kingdom) in Spain... [more] CASTRO Spanish, Italian, Portuguese Means "castle" in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, and referred to one who lived near a castle. COSTA Italian, Portuguese, Spanish Means "coast or riverbank" in Italian, denoting a person who lived at one of those places. D'CRUZ Portuguese, Spanish Originated in 17th-century Spain and means "of the cross" in Spanish and Portuguese. ECHEVERRÍA Spanish Derived from the Basque place name Etxeberria, which itself is derived from Basque etxe "house" and berri "new". ELIZONDO Spanish Means "a person who lives close to a church" from Basque eleiza "church" and ondo "near". ESCÁRCEGA Spanish Derived from the Basque place name Eskarzaga, which itself is derived from Basque hazkar "maple". ESPINOSA Spanish, Jewish From the Spanish espinoso, meaning "thorny", ultimately from Latin spîna and spînosus, respectively meaning "spine" and "full of spines, spiny"... [more] FLORES Spanish Derived from the given name Floro, Spanish form of the Roman Florus which meant "flower". FONSECA Spanish, Portuguese Originally belonged to a person who lived near a dry spring, from Latin fons "well, spring" and sicca "dry". GARCÍA Spanish From a medieval given name of unknown meaning, possibly related to the Basque word hartz meaning "bear". GEBARA Basque Habitational name for someone who lived in Gebara, a place in the Basque province of Araba (Álava). GUERRA Italian, Spanish, Portuguese From a nickname for a belligerent person, one eager to fight, or one engaged in warfare... [more] GUTIERREZ Spanish Evolved from the Spanish surname Gualtierrez, meaning, "son of Gualtierre"... [more] IBARRA Spanish, Basque Derived from the Basque place name Ibarra which, in turn, is derived from Basque ibar "a meadow". MACHADO Portuguese, Spanish Derived from machado "hatchet" and denoted a person who made or used hatchets. MATA Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan Means "dweller by a plantation of trees" from the Old Spanish mata. MEDINA Spanish From the name of a Spanish city, whose name is derived from the Arabic word for "city". MICHEL (1) French, German, Dutch, Basque, Polish Derived from the given name MICHEL, MITXEL or MICHAŁ. ORELLANA Spanish Derived from the place name Orellana which, in turn, is derived from the Latin Aureliana "of Aurelius". QUINTANA Spanish, Catalan Means "dweller on a piece of land whose rent is one-fifth its produce" from the Spanish and Catalan quintana. RIOS Portuguese, Spanish Originally denoted a person who lived near a river, from Portuguese and Spanish rios "river". ROBLES Spanish Means "dweller by the oak tree or forest" from the Spanish roble which in turn was derived from the Latin robur. ROCHA Portuguese, Galician Habitational name for any one place named Rocha, from the Portuguese and Galician rocha "rock" or "cliff". SALAZAR Spanish, Portuguese Means "dweller in the old hall" from the Romance word sala meaning "hall" and the Basque zahar meaning "old"... [more] SANDOVAL Spanish Derived from the name of a town in Spain, ultimately from Latin meaning "new forest". SANTIAGO Portuguese, Spanish Spanish and Portuguese place name that described the man who emigrated from any of the several locations so-named, which got their names from the dedication of their church to Saint JAMES, the patron saint of Spain. SEPÚLVEDA Spanish Derived from the name of the Sepulveda valley in the mountains of Segovia, and was originally used to denote people from that region... [more] SOLER Occitan, Catalan Denoted a person from any of the numerous places in the area whose names derive from the word soler meaning "site, plot". SUERO Spanish Derived from a Germanic given name, the first element is unknown, the second element is derived from heri, hari meaning "army". TAPIA Spanish In Spanish Tapia means "protective wall" like the kind built to protect castles in medieval times. UREÑA Spanish Most likely derived from the name of Urueña, a municipality in the province of Valladolid, Spain. VALDEZ Spanish Means "son of Valdo", which is derived from the Germanic element bald meaning "brave". VARGAS Spanish, Portuguese Topographic name meaning "hut", "slope", or "pastureland" in Spanish and Portuguese dialects. VELA (1) Spanish Derived from a medieval given name Vela which was a reduced form of the Germanic name Vigila which is derived from the element wig "war". VENTURA Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan From the Italian given name BONAVENTURA and the Spanish form BUENAVENTURA. VICTOR Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish Derived from the male given name VICTOR. VILLALOBOS Spanish Denoted a person from Villalobos, a city in Spain which derives its name from Spanish villa "town" and lobo "wolf". VILLANUEVA Spanish Means "(dweller in a) new settlement" from the Spanish villa "settlement" and nueva "new". VIVAS Catalan Means "may you live" from the Latin, Catalan and Spanish expression vivas which was bestowed upon children to bring good luck. ZABALA Basque Name for someone who lived in any of the various places in Biscay and Araba called Zabala, which is derived from the Basque zabal, meaning "large" or "broad" and a, the definite article. ZAMBRANO (1) Spanish Derived from a habitational name for someone "from Zamora", or a habitational name for someone of Zambrana, a town in the Araba province in Basque Country. |
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